W. Barrett Munn : Writing

Watchful Countdown

Watchful Countdown

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** The yellowed newspaper the nurse hands Mama succeeds in capturing her attention, her fingers trace patterns on the..
How the Light

How the Light

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


(There is a crack, a crack in everything That's how the light gets in. - Leonard Cohen, Anthem)
So That's the Deal

So That's the Deal

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** Tippy gave a canoe to Tyler so Tyler could have one too. It was such a lovely present Tyler was hesitant to accept. Caj..
Nearing Halloween

Nearing Halloween

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** In the early evening distance, I see a figure of a man walking towards me. That is, I believe him human as it is foggy..
Illumination

Illumination

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Back out of all this now too much for us - from Frost's "Directive"
A Few Haiku

A Few Haiku

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


5 of them
haiku

haiku

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


washboardzydeco still eight hours awayfrom Baton Rouge
Left Field Orchestra

Left Field Orchestra

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


Olson has a viola.Josie's father bought her an oboe.The strings are a mixof Bing and Bob and Marilyn.The tympany is enough for mebut not enough for Ra..
(A-119) Helene

(A-119) Helene

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** What was is washed away - drowned teddy bears and high chairs; dreams are for the days before carnage made dreams t..
Life in My Seventies

Life in My Seventies

A Poem by W. Barrett Munn


*** My eyes and my hands betray me. I don’t reach far enough to grasp my keys, and my watch usually slips and drops ..